实习期 (shí xí jī) — internship period; probation period

Definition

noun
internship periodprobation period

Examples

  • 实习期。
    Wǒ de shí xí jī hái yǒu yí gè yuè jiù jié shù le.
    My internship period still has one month until it ends.
  • 实习期。
    Gōng sī guī dìng shí xí jī wèi sān gè yuè.
    The company stipulates that the probation period is three months.
  • 实习期，。
    Tā zài shí xí jī biǎo xiàn hěn hǎo, dé dào le zhuǎn zhèng de jī huì.
    He performed well during the internship period and got the opportunity to become a regular employee.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

实习actual practice
实shíactual习xípractice
偏正Modifier + head
期qīperiod

实习 brings together 实 as actual and 习 as practice, and 期 names the stretch of time for it.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 習; 习 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 習 pairs 羽 (wings) with 日 (sun), showing a bird learning to fly; the simplified 习 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rì
Sound part声符shēngfú
其
其qí期qī
Same sound today

The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.

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